Sunday 13 October 2024
Stand together with survivors
Friday 11 October 2024
Know your enemy
Did you know? Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women worldwide. 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. But men can get breast cancer too! Around 1% of all breast cancer cases are in men
Did you know? 85% of breast cancer cases occur in women with no family history of the disease
Did you know? Genetic mutations like BRCA1 and BRCA2 significantly increase the risk of breast cancer. Men with a family history of breast cancer or BRCA gene mutations are especially at higher risk
Did you know? Breast cancer doesn’t discriminate by age. While it is more common in older women, it can also affect younger women. Women over 40 are advised to schedule annual mammograms.
Did you know? Mammograms can detect tumours up to 2 years before they can be felt and breast cancer deaths have dropped by more than 30% since they became widespread.
Thursday 10 October 2024
Reach out and make a difference
Friday 4 October 2024
Some pink facts for you
In past years, I've written long essays detailing why you should care and what you can do if you do care. Lots of revealing stats and compelling arguments but maybe not always the easiest content to digest.
So this year, I'm all about making my info as accessible as possible. With that in mind, I will be posting a simple fact about breast cancer and breast cancer awareness each weekday over on my Twitter, and then I'll combine those into one bigger post back on here at the end of the week.
Obviously, it's not a full week to get us started, so this will be a shorter one just to get you warmed up.
Did you know? When breast cancer is detected early, the 5-year survival
rate is 99%. Early detection saves lives. Understanding your normal breast
shape and feel can help you detect changes earlier.
Did you know?
40% of diagnosed breast cancers are first detected by women noticing a lump
during self-checks. Regular self-exams can be life-saving!
Learn how at https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-self-exam/
Thursday 3 October 2024
By The Sea
Last night, I managed to partially correct that, as I very briefly passed through on my way home. The hour was late and I couldn't linger for long, other than to deploy my drone into the sky to capture a quick aerial shot. It was only at that point that I realised the scale of the city and how far it actually stretched inland from the coast
Now, I'm even more eager to get back there at a more reasonable time of day, when I can actually have some time to properly explore and see what the place has to offer.